Have the wife 90% talked into letting me go for 2 weeks to section the AT. If I go i think I will start at PennMar and hike south through Harper's Ferry then into the Blueridge Mtns. PennMar is 10 miles from where my family was from, still have some friends there...might be fun.

Don't know if you made it out this way or not Scuba, but the trail is currently a creek from all the rain. We're heading back out tomorrow, but have enjoyed all the pleasures of backpacking in constant, relentless rain, haha.

PapaSmurf wrote:That's an awesome section that I've done a couple times.
Lot's of history, hiking through Civil War battlefields, Washington Monument, and the opportunity to see the Blair Witch during your hike.

My Dad's house was a 10 minute drive from PenMar, and I tramped all over the AT when I was a teenager.

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My last hike through PenMar, there was a real fancy wedding reception taking place over in the pavilion. The groom came over and asked us to come eat with them. He then escorted our entire group of dirty, smelly hikers right to the front of the serving line. Never felt so out of place, but the food was unbelievable.